The AR7 survival rifle thread

[gassprint1]

Got this idea from DoggyDaddy on a comment he posted about someone in the outdoor thread lookibg for something lite an such for camping...so i searched and didn't find anything just for the AR7. Post up what you got and pics


I got my Armalite AR7 when the girlfriends grandma passed away. It has cracking in the stock i fixed with 2 part epoxy. it's missing the endcap. After taking all apart and cleaning, it shoots really well.

 

[BigMoose]

The OTHER Henry Semi auto, well now anyway.. very cool to see an original!

 

[gassprint1]

The OTHER Henry Semi auto, well now anyway.. very cool to see an original!

When i was doing research, apparently they made them for the Italians too and alot of bush pilots carried them in their planes all the time.

 

[Jaybird1980]

When i was doing research, apparently they made them for the Italians too and alot of bush pilots carried them in their planes all the time.

Did you mean Israel?

That's a cool old AR7 you've got.

 

[gassprint1]

Did you mean Israel?

That's a cool old AR7 you've got.

I thought it said italy..wouldn't be first time i forgot..lol
When i search these forums for an ar7 thread, i came across a guy that had an overseas 1 and i guess it was worth collecters pricing. Well he was out shooting it an had a hot load in the mix..blew up on him. Did some serious damage to it. He was fine though.
When i got mine, i thought it was the neatest thing once i seen what it was. I thought it was another old pellet gun being i had just got done cleaning 2 for the gf uncle.

 

[gassprint1]

Did you mean Israel?

That's a cool old AR7 you've got.

Found the post from 2012..you were correct.
She once was a Briklee imported Armalite AR-7 Israeli pilots survival rifle, and was quite rare and collectible.

Pour one out for the loss of my AR-7

Well in a trip to the range today I had a catastrophic misfire. I had a .22 basically explode. The rear rim and face of the shell completely blew off casing. I think the bolt wasn't all the way forward and the shell wasn't fully seated when struck. It bent out the side take down panel, mangled...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[BigMoose]

I keep meaning to get the modern Henry version, but never seem to get around to it.

 

[marvin02]

Dunham's had them for $275. You have to print the coupon.

Henry US Survival 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle

Henry US Survival 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle

www.dunhamssports.com

Locked & Loaded has them for $250:

Locked & Loaded | Firearms - Ammo - Optics - Gear - Knives

lockedloaded.com

These are fascinating, but I'm not sure what I would do with it.

 

[snorko]

I have a Henry and like it a lot. Surprisingly I found in the limited shooting I have done that the 60 gr SSS Aguila shoots very well at 50 yards.

 

[BigMoose]

Dunham's had them for $275. You have to print the coupon.

Henry US Survival 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle

Henry US Survival 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle

www.dunhamssports.com

Locked & Loaded has them for $250:

Locked & Loaded | Firearms - Ammo - Optics - Gear - Knives

lockedloaded.com

These are fascinating, but I'm not sure what I would do with it.

Perfect thing to leave stashed in the car.

 

[gassprint1]

Perfect thing to leave stashed in the car.

I thought of that for in the truck. I also got to looking at the pics of them and thought. If 1 was to cut the barrel down to 10", that would work but then it's a sbr.. so then looking at the stock, that would easily cut down too. I wouldn't do it with my original armalite.

 

[BigMoose]

I thought of that for in the truck. I also got to looking at the pics of them and thought. If 1 was to cut the barrel down to 10", that would work but then it's a sbr.. so then looking at the stock, that would easily cut down too. I wouldn't do it with my original armalite.

There used to be a pistol version of the AR-7 made by Charter Arms... but as well as those junkers worked. Henry did a lot of work to get the AR-7 working again.

 

[gassprint1]

There used to be a pistol version of the AR-7 made by Charter Arms... but as well as those junkers worked. Henry did a lot of work to get the AR-7 working again.

I read that charter was a complete flop til Henry bought the rights.

 

[BigMoose]

I read that charter was a complete flop til Henry bought the rights.

Yes never EVER buy a Charter Arms AR7, they don't work for crap. Henry bought the design and made it work again.

 

[pitbulld45]

Made by Henry, I call it Jam Master J, this thing sucks. Cool idea though.

 

[gassprint1]

Made by Henry, I call it Jam Master J, this thing sucks. Cool idea though.

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Wow, i thought everyone said henry was the real deal. Whats it doing? I thought Henry also 2as life time warranty.

 

[snorko]

Is it one of the newer ones with an orange interior?

 

[Doug]

For a take-down .22, the Marlin Papoose is more reliable and more accurate.

 

[pitbulld45]

For a take-down .22, the Marlin Papoose is more reliable and more accurate.

Yep

 

[pitbulld45]

Wow, i thought everyone said henry was the real deal. Whats it doing? I thought Henry also 2as life time warranty.

I havent shot it in so long because of the frustration, but as I recall it will shoot a few rounds and then jam, shoot a few rounds and jam.......